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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

926 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 47

For Monday. Meet Me at the 5/- Hotel!

The Methodist · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 4

Chum Mary Baily sends along this puzzle :— Dear 2/-, meet me at the 5/- hotel noon this.—Yours truly, 1/6. (Chums Hilda Rumble and Balfour Knight have sent…

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Alleged Theft From Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 11

Gladys Maria Barlow was charged, at the North Sydney Police Court, before Mr. Wilkinson, S.M., with stealing a clock valued at £3, the property of John George Charlesworth,…

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Registration of Aliens Movements to Be Watched Duties of Hotelkeepers Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 30 July 1916 · page 2

Regulations issued yesterday by the Federal Government relating to the registration of aliens on and utter October 31 are to apply to any alien friend or alien enemy over the…

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"Hammond's Hotel" the Friendly Church

The Sun · Sunday 30 July 1916 · page 4

The Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, who was in the forefront of the early closing battle, realises that man is a social animal, and now that the bars are closed he wants to provide…

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Australia Hotel Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 11

The report of the above company covers the 12 months ended June 30. A net profit of £12,419 was made, which, in view of the fire and the increases in wages, was regarded as…

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Registering Aliens. Duty of Hotelkeepers. Boarding-houses Affected. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 8

"Any alien friend or alien enemy over the age of 15" will, under a new regulation under the War Precautions Act, have to apply for registration. Police officers in charge of…

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Liquor Without a License a Fine of £50

The Sun · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 6

For selling beer without a license. In Campbell-street, yesterday, George Bausor, 46, and George Sharp, 40, were convicted at the Central Police Court this morning Bausor was…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Simpson.) Hotel Partnership. Kennedy and Walsh v Reed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

Mr. Weston, instructed by Mr. E. R. Abigall, appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Davidson, instructed by Mossrs. Mukinson and d'Apice (agents for Mr. A. A. Lysaght, of…

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Defect in the Licensing Law

Evening News · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 4

When the Parliament of South Australia recently amended the liquor law, it little thought that a loophole had been provided for sly grog sellers to evade prosecution…

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The A.j.c. Licenses Comparatively Few Alterations

Referee · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 3

The Australian Jockey Club's list of licenses for 1916-17 made its appearance yesterday, and though, as usual, there were rumors as to who were likely to be missing, they were again…

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Hotel That Doesn't Close at Six. "Act Applies Only to Bars."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 8

Outside a city hotel yesterday there was displayed a notice that "soft drinks are for sale in the saloon and ladies' pariors up till 11 o'clock each evening."…

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Hotel Hours in N.Z.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 44

All amendments moved in the New Zealand House of Representatives, with a view to restricting the hours of hotel bars, were defeated after close division. A proposal to make the…

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Hotel Hours in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 5

The Legislative Council has finally passed the War Regulations Bill without amendment. A proposal that the hotels should close at 9 o'clock instead of 10 was rejected…

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Hotels and Soft Drink Selling. "Defiance of the People's Will." the Alliance View

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 4

Mr. James Marion, general secretary of the N.S.W. Alliance, stated yesterday that the position arising out of the opinion of the Attorney-General on the question of closing…

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The Hotels. Selling of Soft Drinks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 8

Mr. James Marion, general secretary of the New South Wales Alliance, stated yesterday that the position arising out of the opinion of the Attorney-General on the question of…

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A Costly State Enterprise, The Hotel Kosolusko

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

According to a Statement made by the N.S.W. Colonial Treasurer, £40,000 has been invested in the State Hotel at Kosolusko. Expenditure and depreciation…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

At Thursday's sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court, the license of the Beach Hotel, Smith and Mansfield streets, Balmain, was transferred from John Henry Sampson to Walter Alexander Bourke…

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Aaron's Exchange Hotel Co., Ltd

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 August 1916 · page 4

The operations of Aaron's Exchange Hotel Company, Ltd.. for the half-year ended June 30 last were more satisfactory than for some time past, and dividend payments were…

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